• 520@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    The owner tries to call the number from another phone, usually a mobile. The hope is that the phone was misplaced and not stolen.

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      1 year ago

      So the owner calls the phone, which is answered by the thief who pretends to be Apple?

      Interesting.

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        They don’t necessarily have to answer. They can just note the number that appears on-screen and text it later from a different device.

        Usually the next step for the owner is to try get into their Apple ID to access the lost phone functions. That’s where the texts come in.